Ok ok ok...I know this isn't the most classic Shaky single to ever grace vinyl. It is
however one of those guilty pleasure singles that you leave playing whenever it creeps up,
whether it be on The Epic Masters or some compilation, as it gets the foot tapping...
Released 5th May 1990, Yes I Do was the follow up single to I Might. Almost it's doppelganger
if you like, sharing many simularites. Each song is almost a demo of each other with their same
rhythms,same writers, same production, same 'Viz' artwork and even same limited editions
issued by Epic. Even the videos, i'm guessing, were filmed back to back with the same sets.
Yes I Do never did hit the heights of I Might chart wise and it recieved zero airplay. Even
the PWL 'magic' couldn't make it a hit. I believe with a different harder rock n' roll production,
those backing vocals toned down, Yes I Do could've been a better record. I admit as it stands today,
it is still a quirky enjoyable little track. Harmless enough and easy to listen to, Yes I Do will
still recieve a spin from me over the years to come.
Yes I Do was the last single released by Shaky, written by Gary Sulsh and the late Stuart Leathwood,
with co-help from Barrie Guard. Gary and Stuart have written a pile of songs for Shaky including A
Love Worth Waiting For and Forever You among many others. The flip side was a remix of their Teardrops
penned B-Side You Shake Me Up. Gary and Stuart worked together for many years on bundles of projects.
One of their projects was an album released in 1972 called Harlan Fare released under the name Gary & Stu.
I guess 1990 spelt the end for those 80's type singles for Shaky. After the following singles stalled even
with a couple more stabs at the Christmas market, a change was well overdue. The single Radio, which deserved
to be huge, faltered so i'm not surprised Shaky then put his single releasing days on hold.
Yes I Do only reached #60 in the UK. It entered at #69 reaching it's #60 peak the following week. It then dropped
to #78 then vanished spending a measily 3 weeks on the chart. It was a Top 20 hit in Belgium and reached #13
although it was to be Shaky's last single to hit the European charts, apart from the Hit Me Baby One More Time single
Trouble which reached #44 in Ireland.
The single artwork as mentioned earlier was done again by Viz. Shaky had featured in the adult comic on a
regular basis, so for me it was a genuis to have the self parody within the official sleeves. Who'd have
thought Shaky would be seen cruising around with 'The Fat Slags' with 'Sid The Sexist' looking on (only
visible from the larger 12" artwork). I like the little in-joke too with the car's 'green door'.
Yes I Do was released in the UK on 7", 12" 3 Track including an extended version, CD Single, Cassette
Single and 3 track 12" Picture Disc. There were also two 3" CD Gatefold Singles issued with one being 2
track and the other one a 3 track.
Apart from the picture discs, a Shaky completest would maybe like to add the promo stuff to their collections.
Increasingly hard to find are the 1 track cassette promo, the 1 track promo video VHS and the 1 sided acetate.